Depth of field

This article focuses on an exhibition curated by library employees at the Pennsylvania State University. Their exhibition, Depth of Field, grew out of a common reading program collaboration. In creating this exhibition, the authors of this article aimed to create a dialogue around the way in which viewers interact with visual and textual imagery, specifically as it relates to war photography. Photojournalism is interdisciplinary and provided the authors with multiple avenues in which to approach themes, thus making it the perfect vehicle to cross boundaries and find common space for visitors to the exhibition. The intent of this article is to provide an example of a cross-campus collaboration that resulted in an engaging exhibition, how to take complex ideas and theories and make them digestible for a first-year student audience, and strategies for academic libraries who are considering a similar project at their institution. ** Note: This is the accepted version of this article. This article was published in Alexandria: The Journal of National and International Library & Information Issues, https://doi.org/10.1177/0955749019876384 **

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Work Title Depth of field
Subtitle Connecting library exhibition space to curriculum and programming
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Creators
  1. Hailley Fargo
  2. Rachel White
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  1. common reading program
  2. outreach
  3. library exhibits
  4. visual literacy
  5. war photography
License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives)
Work Type Article
Deposited September 26, 2019

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